EU-funded SouthMed WiA, Women in the Audiovisual in the Southern Mediterranean, at the European Development Days 2019

June 28, 2019
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On June 18th and 19th, European Development Days (EDD) 2019 brought together the development community to share ideas and experiences in ways that inspire new partnerships and innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges.

On the 19th of June, Dr. Ignasi Guardans, CEO of CUMEDIAE, spoke about the achievements made in the SouthMed WiA project in a full pop-up session, including how it has contributed in advancing gender equality and equal opportunities for women in the audio-visual sector in countries like Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia. He also introduced, explained and showed the documentary film “Recto/verso” which highlights the situation of women working in this sector in the southern Mediterranean, and also serves as an example of SouthMed WiA objectives, intentions and work throughout the past years.

SouthMed WiA aims to strengthen the capacities of female professionals and operators of the audiovisual sector in seven countries of the Southern Mediterranean, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia and to contribute to sustainable development and cultural diversity by enhancing the image of women in the film sector.

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Countries covered:

  • Algeria
  • Egypt
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Morocco
  • Tunisia